Top attractions in Maryland
118 national parks, ski areas, museums, landmarks and natural wonders in Maryland, each with when to go, where to stay and what’s nearby. Ranked by how many people look them up and how many visit.
The 20 top attractions in Maryland
An even mix of how many people read about each place and, where it’s counted, how many visit.
Walters Art Museum Museum · in Baltimore, MD34Kreaders a year7
CFG Bank Arena Stadium & arena · in Baltimore, MD32Kreaders a year8
Glenstone Museum · in Travilah, MD27Kreaders a year9
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Stadium & arena · in Annapolis, MD26Kreaders a year10
Maryland Renaissance Festival Theme park · 2 mi from Parole, MD24Kreaders a year11
George Washington Memorial Parkway Parkway · in Arlington, MD6.7Mvisitors 202512
Deep Creek Lake Lake · 6 mi from Oakland, MD22Kreaders a year13
National Aquarium Zoo & aquarium · in Baltimore, MD20Kreaders a year14
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park National Historical Park · in Washington, MD4.6Mvisitors 202515
National Cryptologic Museum Museum · in Fort Meade, MD50Kvisitors16
Assateague Island National Seashore National Seashore · 7 mi from Berlin, MD2.3Mvisitors 202517
National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation Museum · in Baltimore, MD14Kreaders a year18
Sugar Loaf Mountain Park & preserve · 5 mi from Buckeystown, MD14Kreaders a year19
United States Naval Academy Cemetery Landmark · in Naval Academy, MD13Kreaders a year20
Point Lookout State Park State park · 8 mi from St. George Island, MD13Kreaders a yearPhoto credits
Northwest Stadium: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0 · M&T Bank Stadium: United States Department of Defense Cherie Cullen, Public domain · Oriole Park at Camden Yards: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0 · NS Savannah: Elton Lord/Atomic Energy Commission, Public domain · National Capital Trolley Museum: Frank Hicks, Wheaton Maryland, Public domain
Most visited
Latest yearly visitor counts (National Park Service, else Wikidata).
George Washington Memorial Parkway Parkway · in Arlington, MD6.7M20252
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park National Historical Park · in Washington, MD4.6M20253
Assateague Island National Seashore National Seashore · 7 mi from Berlin, MD2.3M20254
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park National Historical Park · in Harpers Ferry, MD538K20255
Fort Washington Park National park site · in Fort Washington, MD502K20256
Catoctin Mountain Park National park site · 2 mi from Thurmont, MD461K20257
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine National Monument · in Baltimore, MD283K20258
Piscataway Park National park site · 3 mi from Mount Vernon, MD275K20259
Antietam National Battlefield National Battlefield · 1 mi from Sharpsburg, MD161K202510
Greenbelt Park National park site · in Greenbelt, MD130K2025By type
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Every attraction in Maryland
118 attractions
Northwest Stadium Stadium & arena · in Summerfield, MD160Kreaders a year2
M&T Bank Stadium Stadium & arena · in Baltimore, MD115Kreaders a year3
Oriole Park at Camden Yards Stadium & arena · in Baltimore, MD96Kreaders a year4
NS Savannah Museum · in Baltimore, MD79Kreaders a year5
National Capital Trolley Museum Museum · in Cloverly, MD34Kreaders a year6
Walters Art Museum Museum · in Baltimore, MD34Kreaders a year7
CFG Bank Arena Stadium & arena · in Baltimore, MD32Kreaders a year8
Glenstone Museum · in Travilah, MD27Kreaders a year9
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Stadium & arena · in Annapolis, MD26Kreaders a year10
Maryland Renaissance Festival Theme park · 2 mi from Parole, MD24Kreaders a year11
George Washington Memorial Parkway Parkway · in Arlington, MD6.7Mvisitors 202512
Deep Creek Lake Lake · 6 mi from Oakland, MD22Kreaders a year13
National Aquarium Zoo & aquarium · in Baltimore, MD20Kreaders a year14
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park National Historical Park · in Washington, MD4.6Mvisitors 202515
National Cryptologic Museum Museum · in Fort Meade, MD50Kvisitors16
Assateague Island National Seashore National Seashore · 7 mi from Berlin, MD2.3Mvisitors 202517
National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation Museum · in Baltimore, MD14Kreaders a year18
Sugar Loaf Mountain Park & preserve · 5 mi from Buckeystown, MD14Kreaders a year19
United States Naval Academy Cemetery Landmark · in Naval Academy, MD13Kreaders a year20
Point Lookout State Park State park · 8 mi from St. George Island, MD13Kreaders a year21
Baltimore Museum of Art Museum · in Baltimore, MD12Kreaders a year22
Great Falls Waterfall · in Potomac, MD12Kreaders a year23
National Museum of Health and Medicine Museum · in Silver Spring, MD50Kvisitors24
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine National Monument · in Baltimore, MD283Kvisitors 202525
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park National Historical Park · in Harpers Ferry, MD538Kvisitors 202526
Druid Hill Park Garden · in Baltimore, MD11Kreaders a year27
Catoctin Mountain Park National park site · 2 mi from Thurmont, MD461Kvisitors 202528
Antietam National Battlefield National Battlefield · 1 mi from Sharpsburg, MD161Kvisitors 202529
Fort Carroll Landmark · in Edgemere, MD8Kreaders a year30
Wye House Ancient site · 5 mi from St. Michaels, MD8Kreaders a year31
Seneca Creek State Park State park · 2 mi from Germantown, MD7.7Kreaders a year32
Fort Washington Park National park site · in Fort Washington, MD502Kvisitors 202533
Dunker Church Landmark · 1 mi from Sharpsburg, MD7.3Kreaders a year34
U-1105 Ancient site · 2 mi from Piney Point, MD7.3Kreaders a year35
American Visionary Art Museum Museum · in Baltimore, MD100Kvisitors36
Billy Goat Trail Park & preserve · in Potomac, MD6.9Kreaders a year37
The Maryland Zoo Zoo & aquarium · in Baltimore, MD6.9Kreaders a year38
Patterson Park Garden · in Baltimore, MD6.6Kreaders a year39
Hippodrome Theatre Theatre · in Baltimore, MD6.6Kreaders a year40
Glen Echo Park Park & preserve · in Glen Echo, MD6.6Kreaders a year41
Fort Cumberland Landmark · in Cumberland, MD6.2Kreaders a year42
Battle Monument Landmark · in Baltimore, MD6.2Kreaders a year43
Tripoli Monument Landmark · in Naval Academy, MD6.2Kreaders a year44
Brookside Gardens Garden · in Wheaton, MD5.1Kreaders a year45Jolly Roger Amusement Park Theme park · in Ocean City, MD5.1Kreaders a year46
Evergreen Museum & Library Museum · in Baltimore, MD5.1Kreaders a year47
Baltimore Streetcar Museum Museum · in Baltimore, MD4.4Kreaders a year48National Great Blacks In Wax Museum Museum · in Baltimore, MD4.4Kreaders a year49
Monocacy National Battlefield National Battlefield · in Ballenger Creek, MD117Kvisitors 202550
Lyric Performing Arts Center Theatre · in Baltimore, MD3.7Kreaders a year51
Maryland Science Center Museum · in Baltimore, MD3.7Kreaders a year52
Historic Ships in Baltimore Museum · in Baltimore, MD3.7Kreaders a year53
Patuxent River Naval Air Museum Museum · in California, MD3.7Kreaders a year54
Peale Museum Museum · in Baltimore, MD3.3Kreaders a year55
Piscataway Park National park site · 3 mi from Mount Vernon, MD275Kvisitors 202556
Cylburn Arboretum Garden · in Baltimore, MD2.9Kreaders a year57
Trimper's Rides Theme park · in Ocean City, MD2.9Kreaders a year58Adventure Park USA Theme park · in New Market, MD2.9Kreaders a year59Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture Museum · in Baltimore, MD2.9Kreaders a year60
Hampton National Historic Site National Historic Site · in Hampton, MD48Kvisitors 202561Hammond–Harwood House Museum · in Annapolis, MD2.6Kreaders a year62National Electronics Museum Museum · in Linthicum, MD2.6Kreaders a year63System Source Computer Museum Museum · in Cockeysville, MD2.6Kreaders a year64Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum Museum · in Middle River, MD2.6Kreaders a year65Baltimore Museum of Industry Museum · in Baltimore, MD2.6Kreaders a year66Greenbelt Park National park site · in Greenbelt, MD130Kvisitors 202567Lloyd Street Synagogue Museum · in Baltimore, MD2.2Kreaders a year68Acorn Park Garden · in Silver Spring, MD2.2Kreaders a year69Smithsonian Museum Support Center Museum · in Silver Hill, MD2.2Kreaders a year70Great Falls Tavern Museum · in Potomac, MD2.2Kreaders a year71Calvert Marine Museum Museum · in Solomons, MD1.8Kreaders a year72National Children's Museum Museum · in National Harbor, MD1.8Kreaders a year73Ladew Topiary Gardens Garden · 9 mi from Pleasant Hills, MD1.8Kreaders a year74Salisbury Zoo Zoo & aquarium · in Salisbury, MD1.8Kreaders a year75Maryland Center for History and Culture Museum · in Baltimore, MD1.8Kreaders a year76Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Museum · in St. Michaels, MD1.8Kreaders a year77Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame Museum · 3 mi from Cockeysville, MD1.8Kreaders a year78Bethesda Theatre Theatre · in Bethesda, MD1.5Kreaders a year79Bowie Railroad Buildings Museum · in Bowie, MD1.5Kreaders a year80Chevy Chase Circle Garden · in Chevy Chase Village, MD1.5Kreaders a year81Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory and Botanic Gardens of Baltimore Garden · in Baltimore, MD1.5Kreaders a year82Hagerstown Aviation Museum Museum · 5 mi from Hagerstown, MD1.5Kreaders a year83Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Museum · 2 mi from Mayo, MD1.5Kreaders a year84Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center Museum · 5 mi from Madison, MD1.5Kreaders a year85Anne Arundel County Free School Museum · 4 mi from Parole, MD1.5Kreaders a year86Banneker-Douglass Museum Museum · in Annapolis, MD1.5Kreaders a year87Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum Museum · 5 mi from St. Leonard, MD1.5Kreaders a year88Clara Barton National Historic Site National Historic Site · in Glen Echo, MD11Kvisitors 202589Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park National Historical Park · 6 mi from Madison, MD15Kvisitors 202590Thomas Stone National Historic Site National Historic Site · 2 mi from Port Tobacco Village, MD4.9Kvisitors 202591National Slavic Museum Museum · in Baltimore, MD1.1Kreaders a year92National Museum of Dentistry Museum · in Baltimore, MD1.1Kreaders a year93Washington County Museum of Fine Arts Museum · in Hagerstown, MD50Kvisitors94James and Anne Robinson Nature Center Museum · in Columbia, MD1.1Kreaders a year95Smallwood State Park Museum · 3 mi from Indian Head, MD1.1Kreaders a year96United States Naval Academy Museum Museum · in Naval Academy, MD1.1Kreaders a year97DigiBarn Computer Museum Museum · in Cockeysville, MD1.1Kreaders a year98Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm Museum · in Forest Heights, MD1.1Kreaders a year99Carroll Park Garden · in Baltimore, MD100Adkins Arboretum Garden · 8 mi from Denton, MD101Hagerstown City Park Garden · in Hagerstown, MD102Contemporary Museum Baltimore Museum · in Baltimore, MD103Baltimore Public Works Museum Museum · in Baltimore, MD104Bear Branch Nature Center Museum · 5 mi from Westminster, MD105Jewish Museum of Maryland Museum · in Baltimore, MD106University of Maryland Arboretum & Botanical Garden Garden · in College Park, MD107Abraham Hall Museum · in South Laurel, MD108Calvin B. Taylor House Museum · in Berlin, MD109Charles Sumner Post No. 25, Grand Army of the Republic Museum · in Chestertown, MD110Salisbury University Arboretum Garden · 2 mi from Salisbury, MD111University of Maryland Art Gallery Museum · in College Park, MD112Tristate Zoological Park Zoo & aquarium · 2 mi from Pleasant Grove, MD113Wye Mill Museum · 5 mi from Queenstown, MD114Wisp Resort Ski area · 8 mi from Friendsville, MD115Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park Garden · in Baltimore, MD116Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum Museum · in Catonsville, MDGeppi's Entertainment Museum Museum · in Baltimore, MDClosed 2018Riverview Park (Baltimore) Theme park · in Baltimore, MDClosedHow we rank: an even mix of how many people read about each place on Wikipedia (a typical month, so one viral week can’t sway it) and, where it’s counted, how many visit (National Park Service for park units, else Wikidata, last 5 years). Places without a visitor count rank on readers alone. Closed, destroyed and private places stay listed but aren’t ranked. Sources: National Park Service · OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia.
Attractions in Maryland
What are the top attractions in Maryland?
Northwest Stadium, M&T Bank Stadium, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, NS Savannah and National Capital Trolley Museum, ranked by how many people read about them and, where counted, how many visit.
What is the most visited attraction in Maryland?
George Washington Memorial Parkway, with about 6,732,932 visitors in 2025 (National Park Service).
How many national parks are in Maryland?
None. Maryland has 14 other National Park Service sites.